Date: 1914
Source: Lenin Collection, vol. 27
Pages: 131-134

[ROBERT REDSLOB. "ABHÄNGIGE LÄNDER"]

40

Use for
comparison
of imperial-
ism (econ-
omic) and
political
indepen-
dence

Dr. Robert Redslob: "Dependent Countries". (An
Analysis of the Concept of Original
Sovereign Power). Leipz[ig]
1914. (352 pp.)**

A purely juridical work. The state-legal position

Alsace-Lorraine
Finland
Bosnia
* Canada
* Australia
* South Africa

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purely
juridical
analysis

From a review of part of the chapters * it is evident that
the author provides interesting quotations from laws
showing the growth of freedom in these English col-
onies, almost reaching the position of free countries.
But nevertheless they are — dependent, says the author,
they do not have complete freedom (although clearly
things are heading in that direction...)

speak freely about separation
Agree with England on laws.

* page 38
** In the margin of
the manuscript in clean hand. Ed.

The matter is heading toward a free Federation. Eng-
land gave parliamentarism, the author concludes, now
gives a combination of it with "the organization
des Bundesstaates" (p. 347). The South African Parlia-
ment can change the boundaries of

"(Fribourg)" is written in the margin at the top left. Ed.

132

[ROBERT REDSLOB. "DEPENDENT COUNTRIES"]

Dr. Robert
Redslob: "Dependent
Countries".
(An Analysis of the Concept of Original
Supreme Power.) Leipzig 1914. (352 pp.)**

A purely juridical work. The state-legal position

From a review of part of the chapters * it is evident that
the author provides interesting quotations from laws
showing the growth of freedom in these English colonies,
almost reaching the position of free countries. But
nevertheless they are — dependent, says the author,
they do not have complete freedom (although clearly
things are heading in that direction...)

speak freely about separation

Agree with England on laws...

The matter is heading toward a free Federation.
England gave parliamentarism, the author concludes,
now gives a combination of it with "the organization
of the federal state" (p. 347). The South African Parlia-
ment can change the boundaries

Use for
comparison
of imperial-
ism (econ-
omic) and
political
indepen-
dence

Alsace-Lorraine
Finland

only
juridical
analysis

* South Africa

[ 133

134
LENIN COLLECTION

of individual colonies, unite several into
one. "Dies aber nur auf Verlangen der betei-
ligten Kolonien" (339)...

In Australia the parliament can divide
colonies into parts, can "merge" colonies —
"allerdings diese letzteren Massregeln nur mit
dem Einverständnis der betroffenen Bevölkerung
od[er] ihres Parlaments" (p. 335).

| Plebiscites were held; drafting of a consti- |
tution with the consent of all colonies; — by
agreement with England...
S. 330, note]. M. Dibbs (Australian) spoke
freely about separation from England and the
formation of an independent Australian
republic...

1900: An Act to constitute the Commonwealth
of Australia. (9. VII. 63 & 64. Victoria)

a simple brief summary of the development of Federal-
ism and political freedom in Canada, South Africa,
and Australia. Very interesting in the author and must
be used against the idiocy of "imperial econ-
omists"...*

Between the lines of this text on p. 41 of the manuscript there are penciled
calculations having no relation to the main text: "√1/₂0^ 9600", "*/*% 2400л", "42 v[ersu]s 60",
"32 a 62 = 64 + 1920 = 2000" Ed.

ROBERT REDSLOB.
"DEPENDENT COUNTRIES"

135

of individual colonies, unite several into
one. "But this only by requirement of the
interested colonies" (339)...

In Australia the parliament can divide colonies
into parts, can "merge" colonies — "however,
these latter measures can be adopted only with
the consent of the interested population or its
parliament" (p. 335).

| Plebiscites were held; drafting of a constitution |
with the consent of all colonies; — by agreement
\ with England...
I

P. 330, note. M. Dibbs (Australian) spoke
freely about separation from England and the
formation of an independent Australian
republic...

1900: An Act concerning the formation of the Australian
republic (9. VII. 63 and 64. Victoria)

a simple brief summary of the development of Federal-
ism and political freedom in Canada, South Africa,
and Australia. Very interesting in the author and
must be used against the idiocy of "imperial
economists"...*